In your bag No: 877 – Shannon Atkinson

In your bag 877, Shannon Atkinson I think I have just about exhausted all of my cat in the bag jokes. But I am feline fine about this bag… Hello! My name is Shannon Atkinson and I live just outside of New Orleans Louisiana. Although I shoot other genres, my main interest is Environmental Portraiture. When not shooting on the street I have the usual large, overstuffed bag with way more things in it then I should. However, when it comes to shooting on the street I’ve really put an effort into simplifying what I carry with me. This is my current setup.

-My bag is a Billingham Hadley Small. I have owned tons of bags (still have quite a few), although not perfect the Billingham is great. I’m amazed at how much it can carry when I need it to. It’s comfortable and I love the look.

-Leica M9 with 35mm Summicron ASPH in Chrome. The is the camera/lens combo I use 99% of the time. It’s simple and works well for me.

-50mm Summicron ASPH Chrome. This is a great lens, but I rarely use it. I love it for studio work and when I really want to get close to someone. I don’t use it as much as I should.

-iPhone

-Chapstick

-Extra SD cards

-A notebook/journal for writing down email addresses or whatever I need to remember.

-Sometimes I carry a Fuji X-Pro1 (used to take these pictures) but less and less.

The cat is Avery. He owns the place, I just live here because he lets me. At least that’s what he thinks.

So this is my attempt at a minimalist approach. Thanks Bellamy for such an awesome site… I spend WAY to much time here! -Shannon

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About The Author

Camera hunter, photographer, camera geek, Tokyoite and Englishman all rolled into one gracefully balding package. I have been living and working in Tokyo for 14 years now and it is my home. Tokyo is heaven for cameras and I know the secret spots and special places. Let me be your 'camera enabler'.

1 Comment

Great simple bag. I think most followers of the in your bag series struggle to simplify their bag, but you’ve done it! I really love your work – great tonality and really captures the spirit of the person.